Ellen DeGeneres Finally Confirmed the Truth Behind Her & Portia de Rossi’s Controversial UK Move
Ever since Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi moved to the UK, people have been wondering for months why they did it. Was it to avoid cancel culture? Was it to avoid high taxes? Or was it to avoid being in a country where Donald Trump is the US President? Well, this weekend, she spoke with broadcaster Richard Bacon at the Everyman theatre via DailyMail about why she and Rossi actually moved.
She said she and Rossi got to the UK property, which they seemingly bought even before it was confirmed that Trump took office, but decided on something huge.
“We got here the day before the election and woke up to lots of texts from our friends with crying emojis, and I was like, ‘He got in.’ And we’re like, ‘We’re staying here,'” she said, confirming they’re done with the US. “We moved here in November, which was not the ideal time, but I saw snow for the first time in my life. We love it here. Portia flew her horses here, and I have chickens, and we had sheep for about two weeks.”
Not only that, but they adore the UK, seemingly confirming this Cotswold home may be their forever home. “It’s absolutely beautiful. We’re just not used to seeing this kind of beauty. The villages and the towns and the architecture – everything you see is charming and it’s just a simpler way of life,” she said. “It’s clean. Everything here is just better – the way animals are treated, people are polite. I just love it here.”
For those who don’t know, DeGeneres and Rossi met back in 2001 at a Rock the Vote concert. However, they didn’t get together until 2004. When they reconnected in 2004, they split with their respective partners, and they started dating. The pair later got engaged, and married in Aug 2008.
After Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, DeGeneres and Rossi left all of their California properties behind to move to the UK. There was so much speculation about the reasons behind their decision: political motivations, avoidance of high taxes in California, and other factors; but now we know.
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